Sunday, February 22, 2015

Let It Snow

I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday They are both fun memes to participate in...I hope you can join in with the fun or check out some of the post.

We had our first big snowfall yesterday. I think there is close to 10 inches or more out there.. During a snowstorm I love watching the birds, they seem to go into a feeding frenzy.. At one time I think I had to have a 100 birds on my deck..and the snow was coming down fast and furious..I just do not seem to do well taking snow photos, the birds look ok though. Now, that the birds have been fed, the snow can disappear. Come on SPRING!

The Cardinals are one of my favorite birds to watch, their red colors really pop in the snow..I made this mosaic with my lipstick wearing female..Isn't she pretty?

Another female Cardinal and a Pine Siskin.

We've had this table on our deck for years and hardly ever use it, we have other deck chairs we like. So the table has become a bird feeder table.. I put seed under the table trying to keep the snow from covering up the bird seed right away. The birds seem to love it..lots of Juncos, Mourning Doves and Pine Siskins.

A view of our deck from my dining room window..

My most popular feeder, Mr Squirrel likes it, female Cardinal with the Chickadees and a Pine Siskin..

I think Mr Squirrel looks cute..

By the afternoon I shoveled the deck 3 times and the snow was still coming down..As you can see above the birds were all over the deck and feeders. I am hoping this is the last big snowstorm and spring is on the way, please.. I hope you enjoyed the photos and mosaics..I thank you for visiting and all the wonderful comments..

Just a tease...remembering warmer days from our trip to Key West , Florida..

I use Pic Monkey to create my mosaics, you can use Pic Monkey free or pay for an upgraded version.

I hope you can join in on our fun at Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday

Thanks to Judith our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer. I wish everyone a happy week ahead!

Eileen, you have an amazing amount of birds at your feeders!Love the acrobatic squirrel, though I doubt you (or my hubby!!!) would think it's so cute. They are gluttonous.(that's spelled wrong, I think!)Have a good weekSue

Hi Eileen,The squirrel feeding upside down is so funny. I got a good laugh out of it. The Cardinals are my wife's favorite and they are adorable also. Hope your deck thaws soon, if that's what you like :)

Hello Eileen!!!You have a bad Winter as i can see!Poor little birds but so lucky to have you to feed them!!Beautiful images!!Gorgeous pictures!!I like the cute Squirrel and the Cardinals shots!Hope you have a safe and warm week!Dimi...

Beautiful photos, Eileen!The Cardinals are handsome, but the Chickadees are always my favourites.Here heavy, wet snow was falling thick today, and I was trying to capture the view... no success.Have a great week ahead!

Mr Squirrel is definitely living up to his moniker of sneaky sneak. No snow yet here, but this time I don't see how we can avoid it- we are right in the bullseye. Have a wonderful Sunday, and I hope your weather improves soon.

I have been to about 20 blogs today and have not laughed out loud one time until I came to the collage with the squirrel hanging on his smorgasbord.. and the sweet Ms Cardinal sitting on top of it made me smile really big. that squirrel is a clown

Wonderful photos , our back yards look the same with all the birdies and critters lol I love the hustle and bustle of them all . I can tell when there is to be a storm with snow or a thunderstorm in the summers as the birds go into a feeding frenzy just before , nature will tell us whats' what if we just learn to look and listen to it all and that I do ! I use Pic monkey to . Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !

Wonderful pictures Eileen..You're just a little South of us ..We only had a couple of inches..We've been very lucky this winter..We've had the cold but our snow has been a little at a time..Thanks for the tease..Beautiful picture.

I know you must be tired of all the snow this winter, but those cardinals look so striking against the fluffy white stuff! That squirrel is such an acrobat, and the chickadees are busy munching away. Your deck, it seems, was the perfect venue for the meeting of the winged ones!

Great range of species and some impressive numbers. My feeders have seen spotty activity this winter. At times we have a pretty constant parade of birds and then there seem to be hardly any for a few days.

I wish my husband had left our table on the deck but he always puts it in the teahouse for winter. It too would make a fabulous huge feeder and it's glass so will wash off.Winter would be boring without the birds to watch and feed, wouldn't it?Did looking at the photo from Key West bring on a warm and fuzzy feeling? LOL You know how it is, once home, the fun and sun of Florida becomes a distant memory.Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday Eileen.

Your bird feeding station is so much like our own. Cardinals are a favorite of mine too. And today I was admiring a squirrel hanging totally upside down from a branch that held one feeder. He was snacking away that way for quite awhile. What talent!

The squirrel made me laugh!We have flocks of pine siskens, too. When they drop down from the trees to the feed on the ground, it looks like it is raining birds!No snow here yet this winter, but we have freezing rain again tonight.

Your back deck is gorgeous! I wish we had cardinals out west but I am happy to settle for house finch red. All of those birds are lucky to have a retreat during the winter weather. I was hoping to do a 'Stranger in the Woods' snowman for the kids this winter but we didn't get any snow and now I hope it doesn't snow because my garden is growing like crazy. I hope you have a great day.

Such wonderful images of the birds and squirrels enjoying the bountiful feast.Please ask Madame Cardinal what the name of that shade of lipstick is, I've been searching for that colour for ages!Have a great week.

That is a lot of snow especially for you guys Eileen. That is similar to the storms we get...and another today. But yours will surely melt quickly and all those wonderful critters will be dancing up a storm.

Delightful photos, Eileen. Love the flashes of colour in the Cardinals and the happy well-fed Siskins and other birds, but that little upside down squirrel is sure a winner! Oh, and the sunset as well, with the silhouette of the boat against the sky. Beautiful post! Happy Monday to you!

Wow, Eileen, you had a major bird convention on your deck. :-D I always enjoy your bird pics; you do a much better job than I could. I especially love the cardinals! The males get the most attention of course, but I think the females are very pretty too.

I confess I have no love for the squirrels. Acrobats that they are, they always make a nuisance of themselves at our feeders. Oh well, I know they have to eat, too. Thanks for sharing -- your pictures and mosaics are beautiful! Have a wonderful week.

Oh, a lot of birds indeed and I do love the squirrels!! The squirrels here are SO enjoying our amazingly warm winter! You can almost hear them singing as they grab peanuts and dance away!! I have to admit that I don't envy you your COLD!!! But it is beautiful and so are your captures, as always!! Take care, stay warm and have a good week!!

i think it's so funny how the birds and other critters get used to the weather. here in north central FL, when the temp drops...and stays...lower than 50...they go into hiding!! but YOUR birds! wow!! so many!!i love the cardinals too. great shots, as always...i think my favorite is the squirrel!! he just really makes me smile!!

If the birds get enough food they can tolerate the cold and the snow much better than we do. These are all wonderful bird pictures and, of course the ornery little squirrel dominating the feeder. I think you actually have more birds at this point than I do and many of mine are a huge flock of starlings that end up chasing off some of my smaller birds ... sadly, but I can't control what nature does. I use Pic Monkey for editing sometime, but have never used it to make a collage ... perhaps I should try that. Wonderful post as always, Eileen.

Coming to you by way of Mosaic Monday. Wouldn't I love to see cardinals on my patio; alas, we do not have them here in Colorado. I have to travel to my brother's ranch in Texas to see them. We are having a round of snow, as well. It will be warmer today with more snow on the way. I always enjoy seeing your wonderful photos.

WOW, you have so many birdies around!And a squirrel to top is all!I saw a red one not very far from my feeder, I can only cross fingers and hope he will come in front of my camera! But the days are sooo dull and wet... :(Hugs from France :)

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I am married and have one son in his 20's. I live in Maryland, USA. Retired since Dec 2014 My hobbies are traveling, hiking, birding, taking photos and anything nature related.
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